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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A breed of dairy cattle from North Holland and Friesland; they have a black and white color to their fur.
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- noun a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland
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Examples
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Holstein-Friesian cows and White Leghorn chickens.
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A study, for example, on the suitability of crossings of local breeds and Holstein-Friesian or Jerseys in Bangladesh for use as work animals showed that crosses as opposed to local breeds achieved a greater pulling capacity and did not demonstrate any difficulty in adapting to the climate, but they were not adapted to the smallholder structures in Bangladesh.
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Now veterinarians at the University of Florida are attempting to transplant water buffalo embryos into both zebu and Holstein-Friesian cattle, and vice versa.
Chapter 4 1983
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Hard Wheat and Holstein-Friesian cattle; and that the stores in
Main Street Sinclair Lewis 1918
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And the fat one has the most peaceful face I ever saw outside of a pasture, with a reg'lar Holstein-Friesian set of eyes, -- the round, calm, thoughtless kind.
Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907
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Holstein-Friesian cattle are usually called Holstein.
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Holstein-Friesian bestaat uit twee kleuren; zwartbont en roodbont.
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Holstein-Friesian cattle are usually called Holstein.
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Holstein-Friesian het belangrijkste koeienras in Nederland en het meest verspreide melkveeras in de wereld.
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De zwartbonte koeien worden "Holstein-Friesian" genoemd en de
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